Parallel ECC 7:7

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OEB Extortion maketh the wise man mad,
 ⇔ And a bribe destroyeth the character.

WEBBE Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Surely oppression can turn a wise person into a fool;
 ⇔ likewise, a bribe corrupts the heart.

LSV Surely oppression makes the wise mad,
And a gift destroys the heart.

FBV Extorting money from others makes wise people into fools, and accepting bribes corrupts the mind.

T4T When wise people say to others, “You must pay me a lot of money for me to protect you,”
 ⇔ that causes those wise people to become foolish,
 ⇔ and accepting bribes causes people to become unable to do what is fair/just.

LEB No LEB ECC book available

BBE The wise are troubled by the ways of the cruel, and the giving of money is the destruction of the heart.

Moff No Moff ECC book available

JPS Surely oppression turneth a wise man into a fool; and a gift destroyeth the understanding.

ASV Surely extortion maketh the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroyeth the understanding.

DRA For as the crackling of thorns burning under a pot, so is the laughter of a fool: now this also is vanity.

YLT Surely oppression maketh the wise mad, And a gift destroyeth the heart.

Drby Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad, and a gift destroyeth the heart.

RV Surely extortion maketh a wise man foolish; and a gift destroyeth the understanding.
   (Surely extortion maketh/makes a wise man foolish; and a gift destroyeth the understanding. )

SLT For oppression will make foolish the wise one; and a gift will destroy the heart.

Wbstr Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

KJB-1769 ¶ Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
   (¶ Surely oppression maketh/makes a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart. )

KJB-1611 ¶ Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad: and a gift destroyeth the heart.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps No Bshps ECC book available

Gnva Better it is to heare ye rebuke of a wise man, then that a man should heare the song of fooles.
   (Better it is to hear ye/you_all rebuke of a wise man, then that a man should hear the song of fools. )

Cvdl No Cvdl ECC book available

Wycl No Wycl ECC book available

Luth No Luth ECC book available

ClVg quia sicut sonitus spinarum ardentium sub olla, sic risus stulti. Sed et hoc vanitas.
   (because like noise of_thorns burning under olla, so laughter fools. But and this vanity. )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT ECC book available